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There are no laws as such prohibiting it, providing it's state land. Which in itself is a nightmare to find out or get proof, 99% chance that wherever you put up your tent someone will claim the land is theirs and ask you for 'rental fee'. Then there's the wildlife (cockroaches, spiders etc.) and then there's petty crime; not big, but a tent would work like a magnet for them. So DON'T. Backpacker guesthouses work out cheaper than camping...

All the best,

<Erik> & [Sandya]

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Re: camping in Sri Lanka

06 May 2012, 10:41

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I thought of doing this a few years ago - but soon decided against - I travel by bike and had visions of lazy days in a hammock under the palm trees - dream on. For a start you could never leave your "camp" unattended. There are no camp sites as westerners know them so it would be "wild" camping. Wherever you pitch someone would be hassleing you within minutes. I suppose you could stop and ask if you could pitch up in someones garden but that is not really fair- they would feel obligated and would in any case insist that you stay in their house. Not the idea atall. I now stay in cheap b and bs/guest houses and have a fabulous time - meeting friendly locals and like minded travellers. I seldom pay more than 1800 rps for a room with breakfast. No hot water/towel/toilet paper etc of course! Have been all over SL bikepacking/trains/taxi vans/tuk tuks - the bike and I are a tight fit in a tuk tuk! So - forget camping.

Please STOP with all selfpromoting between the lines. Regular readers should know that quite a few of your earlier posts, e.g. about organised luxury camping by your company in wildlife parks, got removed. This one above is on the edge but repeating this kind of PR will draw you over the line again...

Sorry,

<Erik>

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Re: camping in Sri Lanka

09 May 2013, 10:27

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